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Williams Elementary School highlights Messalonskee Trails

As part of our Weather at your School Program, students at Williams Elementary School chose to highlight the Messalonskee Trails.

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Updated: 12:00 PM EDT Sep 29, 2015

Williams Elementary School highlights Messalonskee Trails

As part of our Weather at your School Program, students at Williams Elementary School chose to highlight the Messalonskee Trails.

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WEBVTT TO WHETHER SUMMER IS OVEROR NOT, THIS IS A SURE SIGNTHAT IT IS.EXACTLY.A WARM START THIS MORNING,MATT.GETTING WEATHER AT YOURSCHOOL MEANS WE'RE GETTINGINTO THE FALL FEEL OFTHINGS EVEN THOUGH IT ISWARM OUTSIDE BUT A GOOD DAYTO TAKE TO THE TRAILS ANDTHAT IS THE HIGHLIGHT THEWILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAS CHOSEN.SCOTT COLBY, A PHYSICAL EDTEACHER.TELL US WHY THESE TRAILSARE SO IMPORTANT TO THECOMMUNITY.THEY'RE GREAT BECAUSE ITSTARTED OFF AS ASCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM BUTNOW IT'S BLOSSOMED.WE HAVE CHILDREN FROMKINDERGARTEN TO HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS USING IT FOURSEASONS.THEY COME OUT AND TAKENATURE WALKS.THEY LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENTASPECTS OF NATURE.WE USE IT FOR SKIING.WE USE IT FOR SNOW SHOINGAND I'M PLEASANTLYSURPRISED SOMETIMES WALKINGIN THE COMMUNITY HEARINGTHE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ONA SUNDAY THEY'LL COME OUTAND WALK.IT REALLY BECAME NOT ONLYBUILDING IT A COMMUNITYBASE, BUT JUST UTILIZINGIT.IT'S WONDERFUL, ABSOLUTELYWONDERFUL.THERE WASN'T ANYMOCK-UP YOU TOOK THIS FROM.THIS IS SOMETHING YOUCREATED, COMPLETELY UNIQUETO THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY?THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERSWHO ENJOY WORKING IN THEWOOD AND WOULD COME OUTWITH CHAIN SAWS.WE PO LOOK AT THE LAY OFTHE LAND AND CUT THESETRAILS AND IT JUSTBLOSSOMED AND IT WILLCONTINUE TO BLOSSOM ANDWE'LL DO MORE AND MORE ANDHOPEFULLY GET MORE PEOPLEOUT AND INVOLVE STUDENTSAND BUILDING THINGS.QUICKLY, HOW ARE THEYMANE TAIND?MAINLY FROM OURMAINTENANCE AND GROUNDPEOPLE AT OUR SCHOOL.I NEED TO GIVE THEM A LOTOF CREDIT BUT ALSO OTHERPEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.I'VE SEEN STUDENTS, WE'VEHAD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSCARRYING BUCKETS OFMATERIALS TO PUT DOWN INTHE READING AREAS AND WHATNOT.IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.IT'S TOTAL COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT.THE TOWN HELPS OUT.SOMETIMES THEY'LL BRING INSOME OF THEIR EQUEMENT IFWE NEED SOMETHING.IT'S TURNED INTO SOMETHINGWE'RE QUITE PROUD OF.THANKS, SCOTT.IT'S WONDERFUL.I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE FOROUR FIRST WEATHER AT YOURSCHOOL KICKING IT OFF INOAKLAND AT WILLIAMSELEMENTARY LATER THIS

Williams Elementary School highlights Messalonskee Trails

As part of our Weather at your School Program, students at Williams Elementary School chose to highlight the Messalonskee Trails.